Category Archives: Eschatology

16
Aug

Defending the Future of Jesus: The pretense that Reformed Biblical Theology is uniformly Amillennial

What I like about this quote is how Horton explains the City of Man, ruled by Satan, is a rival to the City of God. Properly understood, this makes me wonder about common phrases like “redeeming the culture” or “redeeming … Continue reading →

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10
Aug

The Future of Jesus 10: Who will Kings acknowledge?

I thought this series was done, but I have to add another entry. I started the series with Psalm 2, perhaps we should re-visit it. Psalm 1 and 2 together are commonly considered the “entry” into the Psalter. If so, … Continue reading →

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4
Aug

If this be materialism, then fire up the stake and chain me to it

I just returned from Musoma, Tanzania, a place that could stand for thousands of others such population centers in Africa, or millions if we include Asia. I want people who are not trusting Jesus as Lord and Savior to do … Continue reading →

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26
Jan

The appeal of the past

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these days?” for it is not wise to ask that. – Ecclesiastes 7.10 How can Solomon make such a blanket statement? The past almost always produces in our perceptions the … Continue reading →

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21
Dec

What is the Gospel?

The Gospel is the announcement, promise, and warning that God has given the world a new king and that alliance with him is the only way to life in this world and vindication at the final judgment to come. The … Continue reading →

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31
May

A switch flipped over in my head

I notice when I was blogging in 2000, my posts, for all their flaws, were much more personal. I’m afraid controversy has changed my stance. Also, the results of controversy: I was a lot more confident about my personal future … Continue reading →

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28
May

The Future of Jesus 9, Who inherits the Land/Earth?

All of Psalm 37 is amazing, but I’ll narrow my focus on a few verses toward the latter half: I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for … Continue reading →

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18
Mar

Girl resurrected

By me kings reign via Passage: Proverbs 8:15 (ESV Bible Online). So says Lady Wisdom in a book by King Solomon to his son. Knowing this, we can see why Paul portrays the new covenant, brought about through death and … Continue reading →

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17
Mar

Cornelius Van Til on Self Realization & the Kingdom of God

The Kingdom of God as Man’s Summum Bonum We need all this background in order to understand what is meant by saying that the kingdom of God is man’s summum bonum. By this term kingdom of God we mean the … Continue reading →

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14
Mar

The King who became to us wisdom from God

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know … Continue reading →

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